Monday, June 16, 2014

24. Quilt a Pinwheel Block with Spirals and Pebbling

We're jumping right into our next Pinwheel Quilt Block, this time with Spirals and Pebbling:

This might look really intense and difficult, but I honestly made my block easier by changing two Pebbling areas into a different design. The denser areas are actually stitched with Underwater Rocks, a super fast, super fluid design that breaks all the rules!

If you watched the video you'll know our mantra for this week is Throw More Thread At It!

Pebbling is a beautiful design, but it requires slow, careful stitching to fit into a shape perfectly. I much prefer the faster, free feeling of stitching Underwater Rocks where you just throw more thread at it by circling around two to three times with sloppy, imperfect echoes / travel stitching.

A Little Advice from Leah:

Stop stressing about perfection. Perfection does not exist past 25 inches! Actually, make that 5 inches.

Don't be afraid of your tension dial - it was put there for a reason.

Quilt because it makes you happy, not because you need to "finish this damn quilt!"

If you've never quilted before and are waiting for that perfect day when the kids are grown or you're retired, STOP WAITING! Today is the day, now is the time, get off your butt and do it!

Eat, Quilt, Sleep, Repeat.

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